Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-11
49th COngress.--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.

1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. SENATE.-Resolutions were presented fror
 the Indiana legislature protesting against tn
 validity of David Turpie's election as Un1te
 States senator; referred.
 The House substitute for the Chinese in
 demnity bill was agreed to.
 | MT. Dolph reported disagreement Of tn
 conference committee on the Senate amend
 ments to the House bill to repeal all pre-emD D tion, timber culture and desert land laws | and asked for new conference, which wal
 agreed to after brief but spirited discus sion.
 The bill for the purchase of Ericcsont
 Destroyer" was reported back and referred I to the appropriations committee. | Mir. Plumb gave notice that he would to- l morrow ask that the postoffice appropriation l bill be taken up and disposed of. I A substitute for the House bill providing for the location of branch home for disa- | bled volunteer soldiers west of the Rocky | Mountains was passed The substitute ap- propriates S150,O0O. James A. Waymir, of San Francisco, is appointed manager up to | April, 1892. A conference on the bill was asked for.
 The Senate at 1:30 resumed consideration of the bill relating to the importing and landing of mackerel caught during the l spawning season. After discussion the bill
 was passed; yeas 34 nays Il; It provides that for five years after March l, 1888, no mackerel save Spanish mackerel shall be inn ported or landed on the shores of the United States between March 1 and June 1 of each year. The act does not apply to mackerel caught with hook and line from boats or in traps or weirs connected with the shore. The penalty for violation of the act is the forfeit ure of the license of the vessel. A conference on the bill was appointed consisting of Messrs. Palmer, Gray and Hale.
 The Senate at 2:45 resumed consideration of the Eads Tehuantepec bill. MT. Gibson | ] I. C.
 tempts to pierce the Isthmus and would even applaud the genius of de Lesseps if he were successful in opening the Panama canal. He was not jealous of the gallant nation which Lesseps represented, because he believed the ancient friendship between France and America would be promoted through the neutrality imposed. A vessel leaving the post of New Orleans would gain by the Te- huantepec route l 1,250 miles more than by the Nicaraguan and 2,500 miles more than by the Panama route.
 MT. Hoar spoke in favor of the bill as one of the most important steps that the Ameri- can people had taken for generation and of which the prize was to be the control of the markets of the world. If the United States could hold on to her manufacturing inde- pendence and get her place in the markets of Asia and South America she would try con clusions with Great Britain as to commercial supremacy. Vast as the odds in favor of
 
 idle boast to declare that the well paid labor of America would succeed in wrestling that supremacy from England.
 Before concluding his remarks MT. Hoar yielded to motion to that effect and at 4:25 the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.-The bill providing for the pay ment of weekly wages to employees of the government contractors was placed on the calendar.
 In the morning hour Senate bill providing for ten chiefs of division in the general land office at a salary of $2 900 each was called up. In response to question MT. Warner said that these offices would by the bill be taken out of the provisions of the civil ser vice.
 Mir. Steele moved the striking out of the enacting clause. The Republicans refrained from voting, leaving no quorum until the morning hour expired.
 The House in committee resumed consid- eration of the consular and diplomatic bill MT. Allen, of Mississippi, made a witty speech which brought rounds of applause on the Republican side ard in which "Jedge Waxem,' the imaginary Con gressman created by the Washington Critic as hailing from Wayback. was a prominent
 figure. MT. Allen severely criticised the ex- travagance of the Democratic House in re- porting this bill, which appropriated S500,- 900 more than had been required by reck- less Republican administration, and main tained that it was time to stop and consider. In conclusion MT. Allen said: ''If Congress would take the taxes off the poor and the government would get rich off the riches of the rich then would favor placing appro- priations liberal basis, but as long as riches of the government come out of the pockets of the poor deny the proposition that a gentleman who sits in building cost ing S6, 900, 900 on deep Brussels carpets, with electric bells at hand to enable him to sum mon attendants, knows anything more about what is good for the people than I do." (Applause) ''Now I will retire to the cloak room to receive congratulations" MT. Hill, of Illinois, strongly supported the bill, especially that portion of it provid- ing for the payment of salaries to certain consuls in lieu of fees. If the consuls were paid salaries they would be what they should be-sentinels of the treasury, the protectors of American citizens and the promoters of commerce.
 MT. Clements, of Georgia, also defended | tie bill and Messrs. Stone, of Nevada, and | AoCreary, of Kentucky criticised it, the latter declaring there was no demand for the | changes proposed.
 MT. Belmont in closing the debate on ! the bill replied to the various attacks which had been made on it's provisions and allud- l ing to the differences of opinion he said he | did not care whether the gentlemen on the | Republican eide were interested or not ID these differences because he believed many years would pass before they would obtain any benefit from them.
 At the close of MT. Belmonts remarks the committee rose
 On motion of MT. Thompson a bill was | passed for the erection of a public bnilding | $60, ,000 and at 5 o'clock the House ad | iourne0